The GAA, once known for its pride and passion has become a dictatorship where player’s welfare is abused in order to generate more revenue for the back pockets of the people on the hierarchy scale of the GAA. This year’s controversial topic of the super 8's has led to a clear disconnection between the players and the congress. The question to be answered is why was the super 8's really brought in? Increased competition or increased revenue?
For those not familiar with the super 8's, it involves restructuring the All-Ireland senior football championship for the year 2018. The new format for now is only temporary and is being used as an experiment for the next 3 years. The super 8's will involve eight teams divided into two groups of four for the quarter final stage. Group 1 will consist of the Munster provincial winner, Connacht provincial winner and Ulster and Leinster runner up’s. Group 2 will involve the Ulster provincial winner, Leinster provincial winner and the Munster and Connacht runner up’s. The teams will play three games each before the top two in each group progress to the All-Ireland semi-final. Following this, the biggest event in the GAA will be the All-Ireland Football Final.